Communications
I help purpose-driven organizations share their stories, enhance visibility and highlight their missions by offering a range of writing, editing and communications services. Drawing on my background in media and writing, my process is simple: I ask meaningful questions, listen closely and research thoroughly to get to the heart of a message so important work gets the attention it deserves.
What I do:
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Project manage and write annual reports, marketing brochures and other key public-facing materials.
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Ghostwrite a range of communications for leaders, including opinion pieces and appeal letters.
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Collaborate with designers and photographers to pair my words with powerful visuals that help tell your story in print and online.
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Uncover and write stories that inspire audience interest, media coverage and philanthropic gifts.
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Edit works, from short articles to book manuscripts. I have worked with new writers, academics and well-established authors and am fluent in AP and Chicago style.
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Other needs? Let's talk.
Clients, past and present:
Esperienza
Minneapolis nonprofit
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
McKnight Foundation’s Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems in partnership with Evology of Minneapolis
New Orleans Museum of Art
Northwest Area Foundation
in partnership with Evology of Minneapolis
WATCH
Minneapolis nonprofit
Youth Empowerment Project
New Orleans nonprofit
See select samples below.
Samples of my work
Northwest Area Foundation
These are the first two in a series of blog posts I am writing to show the real-life repercussions of recent federal policy changes.
Months after federal agents burst into a weekend event at the La Catedral horse racing arena in Wilder, ID, Rosseli Guerrero was still waking in the middle of the night from occasional nightmares, her mind racing with scenes of masked men and crying children. And she hadn’t even been there. She was among the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho (ACLU of Idaho) staff who answered an emergency hotline the organization quickly created after the raid to help families locate detained loved ones and offer support.
Children’s voices now haunt her the most.
For farmers across rural America, worry can sprout overnight.
Josh Manske of Algona, IA, knows this firsthand. He joined his fifth-generation family farm seven years ago, drawn by the land, his rural community, and the satisfaction of growing goods the world needs. Threatening these treasures is something he can’t control: the price of corn. . .
The shock to corn markets is only one symptom of deeper stress spreading across farm country. Federal budget cuts, agency layoffs, and policy shifts are delaying loans, reducing services, and stripping away support for farmers who already operate on narrow margins.
McKnight Foundation
I assisted with the writing of this opinion piece, published in the Minnesota Star Tribune ahead of the Farm Aid event in Minneapolis.
Youth Empowerment Project
Annual Report & YEP Timeline
I managed the workflow, wrote the copy and oversaw production of YEP’s 2024 Annual Report and Timeline, which highlight the organization’s 20 years of impact in New Orleans.
Design for all materials: Bertman Design Studio and Tom Varisco Designs
Photos for Annual Repor: Chris Granger
Spadea newspaper ad
2023 & 2024 Annual Appeals
